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Bioavailability of a new iron source used in the fortification of fluid cow's milk. Importance of its use in children after their nursing

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in Argentina, particularly among infants under 2 years old. At this age the most efficient way to prevent it is through the daily intake of bioavailable iron in weaning foods. Fluid cow's milk is the most popular weaning food in our country. Nowadays, it is possible to fortify this kind of food with 15 mg of iron per liter by a new technological procedure in which ferrous sulfate is microencapsulated with phospholipids. Therefore at the beginning we studied the absorption of this novel iron fortification compound called SFE-171 in fluid cow's milk in animal models as well as human beings. In both cases we found that the absorption values obtained for iron from SFE-171 were 2 folds higher with regard to the values obtained in the case of ferrous sulfate in cow's milk. In order to determine the importance that this fortified milk has in children iron balance after their nursing, we have to evaluate the iron intake by children near the weaning period. In this way we standardized the methodology to determine the iron content in breast milk and the method to determine the breast milk intake. The first part  More>>
Authors:
Boccio, J; Zubillaga, M; Lysionek, A; Caro, R; [1]  Weill, R [2] 
  1. Laboratorio de Radioisotopos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  2. Departamento de Industrias Agrarias, Universidad de Moron, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2000
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
NAHRES-48
Reference Number:
EDB-00:112867
Resource Relation:
Conference: Final research co-ordination meeting on co-ordinated research project on isotopic evaluations of maternal and child health nutrition to help prevent stunting, Vienna (Austria), 8-12 Nov 1999; Other Information: 8 refs, 3 tabs; PBD: 2000; Related Information: In: Co-ordinated research project on isotopic evaluations of maternal and child health nutrition to help prevent stunting, 97 pages.
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ANEMIAS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COWS; INFANTS; IRON; IRON 55; IRON 59; MILK; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; TRACER TECHNIQUES
OSTI ID:
20067532
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Section of Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: XA0054854030011
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 19-23
Announcement Date:
Dec 19, 2000

Citation Formats

Boccio, J, Zubillaga, M, Lysionek, A, Caro, R, and Weill, R. Bioavailability of a new iron source used in the fortification of fluid cow's milk. Importance of its use in children after their nursing. IAEA: N. p., 2000. Web.
Boccio, J, Zubillaga, M, Lysionek, A, Caro, R, & Weill, R. Bioavailability of a new iron source used in the fortification of fluid cow's milk. Importance of its use in children after their nursing. IAEA.
Boccio, J, Zubillaga, M, Lysionek, A, Caro, R, and Weill, R. 2000. "Bioavailability of a new iron source used in the fortification of fluid cow's milk. Importance of its use in children after their nursing." IAEA.
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title = {Bioavailability of a new iron source used in the fortification of fluid cow's milk. Importance of its use in children after their nursing}
author = {Boccio, J, Zubillaga, M, Lysionek, A, Caro, R, and Weill, R}
abstractNote = {Iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in Argentina, particularly among infants under 2 years old. At this age the most efficient way to prevent it is through the daily intake of bioavailable iron in weaning foods. Fluid cow's milk is the most popular weaning food in our country. Nowadays, it is possible to fortify this kind of food with 15 mg of iron per liter by a new technological procedure in which ferrous sulfate is microencapsulated with phospholipids. Therefore at the beginning we studied the absorption of this novel iron fortification compound called SFE-171 in fluid cow's milk in animal models as well as human beings. In both cases we found that the absorption values obtained for iron from SFE-171 were 2 folds higher with regard to the values obtained in the case of ferrous sulfate in cow's milk. In order to determine the importance that this fortified milk has in children iron balance after their nursing, we have to evaluate the iron intake by children near the weaning period. In this way we standardized the methodology to determine the iron content in breast milk and the method to determine the breast milk intake. The first part was performed and the iron concentration in breast milk was 0.56{+-}0.08 {mu}g/mL, the second part was started but the experimental phase has to be done. After that we have to determine the effect of iron-fortified cow's milk has on children iron status. Preliminary results suggest that the iron fortified fluid cow's milk with this source of iron produce an adequate iron balance in weaning children. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {2000}
month = {Jul}
}